Logan D. Hurricanes Posted February 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 Today in "That Aged Poorly"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 "So shines a good deed in a weary world" A homeless woman is reunited with her dog, and gets hope besides Ranxerox, Cygnia, tkdguy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 RIP Paco Rabanne https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64515027 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted February 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 The Sounds of Science! DShomshak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 This reminds me of electronic composer Charles Dodge's Earth's Magnetic Field, though Dodge's data sonification is for purely musical purposes. Here's a link: the radio emissions from Earth's magnetic field are first sonified as simple beeps; then Dodge gets more elaborate. It almost sounds like it's about to become a melody, but never quite does. Dean Shomshak Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted February 4, 2023 Report Share Posted February 4, 2023 If you thought EVs were easy? Ford begs to differ. From CNN: Quote Ford CEO Jim Farley was rather blunt about the problems that Ford experienced as it rolled out its hot EV models, the Mustang Mach-E and the F-150 Lightning pickup. While both vehicles have a long list of waiting customers, Farley admitted that Ford encountered numerous problems with their production. “We didn’t know that our wiring harness for Mach-E was 1.6 kilometers longer than it needed to be. We didn’t know it’s 70 pounds heavier and that that’s [cost an extra] $300 a battery,” he said on a call with investors Thursday. “We didn’t know that we underinvested in braking technology to save on the battery size.” Farley said these and other cost problems meant that Ford “left about $2 billion of profit on the table.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 "Let's just be friends." "WHAT?! You'll be hearing from my lawyer!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 9 hours ago, unclevlad said: Ford CEO Jim Farley was rather blunt about the problems that Ford experienced as it rolled out its hot EV models, the Mustang Mach-E and the F-150 Lightning pickup. While both vehicles have a long list of waiting customers, Farley admitted that Ford encountered numerous problems with their production. “We didn’t know that our wiring harness for Mach-E was 1.6 kilometers longer than it needed to be. We didn’t know it’s 70 pounds heavier and that that’s [cost an extra] $300 a battery,” he said on a call with investors Thursday. “We didn’t know that we underinvested in braking technology to save on the battery size.” Farley said these and other cost problems meant that Ford “left about $2 billion of profit on the table.” So Ford engineers and management made stupid mistakes, and didn't rake in as much profit from customers as they expected? Forgive me for not being broken up about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 Old Roman road found near Plymouth. Close to home so I am feeling smug. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-64512968 Avalanches kill 10 in Europe https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64530672 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 Ex-leader of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, dies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22248479 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 Just came across the wire. Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits Turkey. Not much detail right now, but USGS expects significant casualties. That is a major quake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 Southern Turkey and Syria according to the BBC. Over 1000 dead in both countries so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 Unfortunately, "so far" being significant. From NYT, it's over 1200 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted February 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 Charles Kimbrough, Best Known for 'Murphy Brown', Dead at 86 I used to love that show, and he was a real highlight. Cygnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tkdguy Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 10 hours ago, death tribble said: Southern Turkey and Syria according to the BBC. Over 1000 dead in both countries so far. 5 hours ago, unclevlad said: Unfortunately, "so far" being significant. From NYT, it's over 1200 now. MSNBC reported over 3100 last hour. Horrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 I hope it doesn't rise to 5 digits. NYT is saying 3500 right now. Threatening to turn this into something potentially unprecedented...it's cold there, temps near freezing. No great surprise there. BUT...Turkey's taken in millions of Syrian war refugees, and from NYT: Quote Power cuts, blocked roads and other disruptions were complicating efforts by the United Nations to provide humanitarian relief on Monday for millions of refugees and displaced people in Turkey and Syria affected by Monday’s earthquakes. Some 4.1 million displaced Syrians, mostly women and children, already rely on daily humanitarian aid for survival, and 2.7 million of them are in the northwestern part of Syria, near both Turkey’s border and the epicenter of the earthquake, according to the U.N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 50 minutes ago, unclevlad said: I hope it doesn't rise to 5 digits. NYT is saying 3500 right now. Threatening to turn this into something potentially unprecedented...it's cold there, temps near freezing. No great surprise there. BUT...Turkey's taken in millions of Syrian war refugees, and from NYT: WHO is warning that the true death toll may be eight times that. Lots of video online of Turkish buildings collapsing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 Nature about the seismic context in Turkey and Syria DShomshak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted February 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2023 wcw43921 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 8, 2023 Report Share Posted February 8, 2023 Folks in the rural South may find this jaw-droppingly important... Turn kudzu into biodegradable packaging? Hermit and Logan D. Hurricanes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 It's officially now worse than Fukushima. Earthquake death toll over 19,300; Turkey evacuates thousands; UN aid reaches Syria: Live updates The damage from the quake itself is exacerbated by the fact that it's cold over there right now. There's never a good time for an earthquake, of course, but having it in the dead of winter makes it even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Burt Bacharach, one of pop's greatest songwriters, dies aged 94 tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted February 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Cygnia said: Burt Bacharach, one of pop's greatest songwriters, dies aged 94 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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